Scams & Fraud

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Every day, millions of Americans lose their hard-earned money to identity theft and other types of scams. Last year alone, 16.7 million people from communities across the nation lost $17 billion to identity fraud alone. That’s one person victimized every two seconds!

Every day, millions of Americans lose their hard-earned money to identity theft and other types of scams. Last year alone, 16.7 million people from communities across the nation lost $17 billion to identity fraud alone. That’s one person victimized every two seconds!

Millions of consumers are victims of identity fraud and identity theft every year. The impact on victims and their families can be financially and emotionally devastating, especially for older Americans.

It was early January of 1974. I was 21 years old. I had just completed my law degree at Leeds University in UK and had learned one thing from law school. I did not want to be a lawyer at that time. So instead I applied to Voluntary Service Overseas, the UK equivalent of Peace Corps.

Do you believe everything you see online?

Con artists don’t care how hard you worked. Stay informed to stay protected!

Millions of consumers are victims of identity fraud and identity theft every year. The impact on victims and their families can be financially and emotionally devastating, especially for older Americans.

Con artists don’t care how hard you worked. Stay informed to stay protected!

Lots of people meet friends and potential love interests online through dating sites, social media, or mobile apps. It can be a great way to meet people, but not everyone is who they say they are online. These scams aren’t just targeted at people who are looking for a relationship on a dating site or app. They can occur through social media and even through email.